Comments on: It’s Not Just a Movie

By: Gloria Gouldsberry

Gloria Gouldsberry — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:38:27 +0000

Good job, i will keep visiting this blog very often. Can't wait to see what you write about. Go for it! Follow me on Twitter

By: Delia

Delia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:28:26 +0000

Nice to meet you, Nicole! I enjoy your blog.

It’s one my husband’s favorites, too. I wish I could enjoy it and many other movies, but something deep inside me can’t deal. Sigh.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:27:35 +0000

Happened upon you via Twitter. thanks for the link to the NYT story about what is, arguably, my favorite movie.

Despite the dark shadow cast over it, IAWL shows what I’ve come to believe: Life is always what we choose to make of it. Nothing more. Nothing less. Yeah, it can suck and be grossly unfair but who ever promised you otherwise?

By: Delia

Delia — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:00:23 +0000

Oh, Beryl, your reply brought tears to my eyes. So much pain! Your daughter sounds like such a precious soul. I look forward to your memoir about her. She sounds like a beautiful woman. I’ve been through a divorce, though no children were involved. Like you, I am now with someone who has the most tender soul. I was drawn to my now husband because of his relationship with his then teenage son and my husband’s friends of many years. After my first marriage, I knew that I could not be with someone who could not form deep relationships.This week, we celebrated 10 years together. Writing this post was difficult because it crystallized so much! Beryl, I’m so glad to have met you!

By: berylsbissell

berylsbissell — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:53:07 +0000

I felt my stomach clench as I read your description of emotional abuse. This is what happened to my children, though “he” made it seem so psychologically necessary to make them “responsible adults.” When I finally had a name to put on his behavior I divorced him, but it was too late for my daughter. My son has survived and become stronger. My daughter did not, though she was the brightest, most beautiful, most talented, funny and generous. She lost the ability to see herself that way.

Concerning doubt, I doubted all the way and am still uncertain. What an ending that was.

By: Delia

Delia — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:41:53 +0000

It was difficult to write. I had all these memories and suddenly it all came together. While I wrote it, I really got in the zone, so it was a good thing. My husband, Rob, watches “It’s a Wonderful Life” every year and gets all weepy. I have to leave the room. It was great reading that NYT piece in December about it.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:42:14 +0000

It’s bizarre how movies can affect people in such strong ways- for some reason seeing something on the screen, seemingly happening in front of you, can be more disturbing than any other medium.

This post was incredibly moving and personal, I really enjoyed reading it.

Oh, and I couldn’t agree more about ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ I hate that movie.

By: Robert Brown

Robert Brown — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:23:28 +0000

This is very brave and moving of you. I’m beginning to see the stuff of a book written by a woman whose writing and reporting skills enable her break from her silence and give authorial voice to her childhood trauma.

That is how you’d market the book when you get around to marketing it directly.